This last week has been pretty rough here at the ranch. I’ve been sick – allergies, hives, then sinus, bronchitis, and asthma! It’s been rough – I sneeze, then cough, then scratch and then start all over again! UGH! Last week was so stinkin’ hot that you would literally melt when you walked out...
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TGIF! I’m just going to say it again – TGIF! This has been such a LOOOONG week! King has been with us a week and is beginning to transition into the Thornton household. Nik is tolerating him, he is a busy busy boy and not as laid back as Wyatt. Maestro has put him...
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Meet my new K9 partner in training King. Say Hi! King – WOOF! King was scheduled to be destroyed, yes destroyed, on Tuesday. We do not know much about his past other than what has happened to him in the last week by an IL animal control officer. Most small cities do not have...
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This has been a LOOOOONG week but it’s finally here – it’s showtime! We will be leaving the barn at 4:00pm tonight headed to Waterloo with Miss Kit and Boss man Pete to compete. I can’t wait to re-connect with old friends and make some new ones! Leeeeddllleee nervous too! This is the first...
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Sorry to be so late in posting – it has been an extremely busy busy week/weekend. Friday our Son and his family came in from Indiana to help with getting some things around the house fixed. Result: WE HAVE A NEW PORCH that only cost us the nails used to put it together. We...
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AWESOME….
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Wow, this weekend flew, and I mean flew, by for me. Did the title get you? I grew up with racing blood coursing through my veins, if speed wasn’t coming from my 4 legged horses, it was definitely coming from the race boats my Dad raced. I love to hear a well-tuned engine thundering...
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Last week Bear and I both went and had our blood work pulled. I received the letter with my results from one of my Doctors. When I was diagnosed with Diabetes, my A1C was 8.5% and my three month average was 197. My Glucose management Doctor gave me some goals and we chose a...
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We have a new horse that I named Elvis – his birthday is in January! He is by Margie’s old Stallion Pi and a thoroughbred mare she had by the name of Pawnee Princess. He is beautiful. Bear has claimed him for right now but we shall see. He was runnin’ in the arena...
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We have a new horse that I named Elvis – his birthday is in January! He is by Margie’s old Stallion Pi and a thoroughbred mare she had by the name of Pawnee Princess. He is beautiful. Bear has claimed him for right now but we shall see. He was runnin’ in the arena...
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